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> [...] peacefully prevent the talk from proceeding as scheduled. I am strongly opposed to this idea. We should not be burning books and should not be preventi
by huijzer 2y ago
> [...] peacefully prevent the talk from proceeding as scheduled.
I am strongly opposed to this idea. We should not be burning books and should not be preventing talks from proceeding.
See Tim Urban's book What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies for why blocking speakers is a bad idea. Tim's argument essentially is that it's okay to decide you don't want to see a speaker, it's also okay to decide if you advice your friends to not see a speaker, but it's not okay to block a speaker from speaking to anyone.
- latexr 2y ago> (…) why blocking speakers is a bad idea. Tim's argument essentially (…) That didn’t explain anything. You just said “it’s OK to do X but not OK to do Y” with no supporting argument.
- huijzer 2y agoWell you can read the book. The argument is quite nuanced (and important!) so I'm having a hard time to correctly put in into words in one comment.
- hintymad 2y agoYeah. If we feel strongly about Dorsey speaking, just don't go to the keynote? Imagine the keynote has few or even no audience, wouldn't that be strong enough a message? Dragging everyone down for one's own morality is not good for the conference or our society.
- beefnugs 2y agoSeems like there should be a reasonable protocol for major protest to a presentation without actually stopping it: like a sound proof booth over to the side where they can make whatever gestures and signs they want, and also speakers in the booth that are broadcasting their opinions on what is being said... anyone in the audience can have an earpieces to control the amount and channel of protest they want to hear personally